We provide full service out-patient preventive health care to local small animal clients within a 35-mile radius of Blacksburg through the Small Animal Community Practice. Patients from outside a 35-mile radius of the hospital must be referred by their veterinarian.

To receive an appointment with our specialty services, you need a referral from your primary care veterinarian, regardless of where you live. You can be referred by our
Small Animal Community Practice if your pet receives primary care through their service.

You can bring your pet to the Community Practice clinic if you live within a 35-mile radius of Blacksburg, however it is in the best interest of your pet to have only one primary care veterinarian. We would request that you have your records transferred to our hospital.

Your pet’s stay in the hospital is determined by the physical problem, the type of procedure, test, and/or surgery that is performed. These factors are decided after the initial physical examination and evaluation. It is best to be prepared for an overnight or longer stay for most non-surgical cases. Cases requiring anesthesia and surgery will generally stay for three to five days.

All tests results are forwarded directly to the attending Patient Care Team members for communication to their clients. Please be aware that some tests are performed by outside laboratories and a waiting period of a few days is not uncommon. A member of your Patient Care Team will contact you when pending test results become available.

In the case of necropsy (autopsy) results, these tests, depending on what tests have been requested, can take up to two weeks to be finalized. If you are a referral client (sent to us by your primary care veterinarian), necropsy results will be sent directly to your veterinarian who will communicate and explain the results to you.